Health District tries to clear up meningitis confusion

No tainted medication was given locally, official say

6:41 AM,
Oct. 10, 2012

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CHILLICOTHE -- In light of the recent news that a number of fungal meningitis cases and associated deaths have been caused by contaminated medications, the Ross County Health District is working to alert physicians and the public on the issue.

"This form of meningitis is not, I repeat not, communicable from person-to-person," said Kathy Wakefield, director of public health nursing at the health district. "However, it is dangerous, and we're trying to make sure that people know the facts and what to do if they were treated with the contaminated medication."